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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
3
The column details numerous visits and travels of residents and relatives from nearby towns and cities. It mentions a military ball in Grayling honoring Governor Groesbeck, multiple family gatherings, trips to Lake Michigan region, and community members visiting kin in Beulah, Owosso, Durand, and Flint. It also notes illnesses and a plane crash salvage effort by Norman McKellar.
Clyde Eberhardt, eighteen, son of Martin Eberhardt of Clare, was killed instantly when his car collided with a moving Ann Arbor freight train at the M-20 crossing north and east of Farwell. Passenger Erma Bowers was only slightly injured. she cannot explain the crash. The car was a new purchase and wrecked beyond repair.
The drug store at 106 East Broadway, long owned by G. H. MacGillivray, was sold this week to B. O. Reynolds of Ithaca. Reynolds brings many years in the drug business and promises good service. his announcement appears on another page of this issue.
Noel Cudney of Clare wed Hazel Brety of Napoleon Ohio in Lansing at the bride’s sister home. Rev Gordon Speers of South Haven officiated. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs H C Cudney. The bride has twelve years teaching in Toledo school system.
The American Legion Auxiliary asks city residents to donate canned fruits jams and jelly for soldiers in Battle Creek hospitals and government base hospitals. Contributions to the city rest room will be recorded by Mrs Estabrook and sent to hospitals serving troops.
On a Blanchard area farm Bert Mann, near Blanchard, suffered a dynamite blast that hurled L. D. Decker fifteen feet. Decker sustained a broken cheekbone fractured jaw and other injuries after returning to a not-yet-lighted explosive charge to inspect it. He also injured an eye and sustained multiple bruises.
Mr and Mrs Carl Travis and Frank Travis return from a ten day tour of eastern Canada visiting London Woodstock Brantford Hamilton Toronto Peterborough and other Lake Ontario towns. They attended Old Boys Retinier in London where streets were festively decorated.伴
In Riverdale Aug 1941 Schnepp was bitten on the foot by a rattlesnake while seeking minnows with P W Britten. The venom swelled his leg rapidly before a physician in Alma treated him. he has since recovered from the poison.
A quip-minded note suggests society would cope without cigars if a pipe stayed lit. The line blends humor with a reflection on scarce tobacco products and enduring habits.
Fragmentary remark contrasts a pistol shot with an election start. It notes women as brave and adds a wry line about marrying golfers. The text appears as a stray quote with unclear context.
The second annual Irwin reunion was held Sunday August 8 at Stevenson Lake. A large number attended. A march was played at noon and participants formed a circle while the distance celebration resumed. Forty seven sat down to the table in the grove after the march.
The Irwin reunion featured a post dinner ball game and re elected officers for another year. Attendees included Thomas Bolen An drew Irwin Clare Aaron Irwin William Irwin Pred Irwin Russel Staley and families of Vernon George Irwin Robert Irwin Harvey Clar ence Finch Raymont Beott and Ernest Irwin of Stevenson Lake. Absent were Ben Babcock of Flint and Frank Irwin of Gilmore. Next year's reunion will be held at the same site in August.
Central Normal alumni scattered across Michigan will hold nine reunion banquets aligned with district meetings of the Michigan Education Association this fall. Local faculty will recount Central’s history as alumni share memories. Banquet times start at 5 30 p m with nine events scheduled in Detroit Flint Grand Rapids Petoskey Kalamazoo and other cities from Oct 21 to Nov 1.
A fragment quotes an old travel adage praising practicality of a wooden leg over fragile substitutes. The snippet hints at humor or comparisons about mobility and travel aids without broader context or attributions.
A Monday luncheon of the Mr Pleasant Rotary Club featured a dialogue by Mr and Mrs M D Gover. The scene depicted a grocery store and a boarding house keeper, with Mr Gover as the crodes seller and Mrs Gover describing the female character. The playlet impressed members and was well received. The Tygart family reunion occurred at Charles Smith home near Lenten on Wednesday August 11 with 29 relatives present and two guests. The next meeting is set for August 12 at Lu Good’s home in Mt Pleasant.
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